
The American experience in Vietnam divided us as a nation and eroded our confidence in both the morality and the effectiveness of our foreign policy. Yet our understanding of this tragic episode remains superficial because, then and now, we have never grasped the passionate commitment...


The American experience in Vietnam divided the US nation and eroded its confidence in both the morality and the effectiveness of its foreign policies, yet American understanding of that tragic episode remains superficial. To understand the war, this study argues, Americans must...